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Seven Ways To Use Craigslist More Efficiently

By Wendy Boswell, About.com

Craigslist is one of the most useful sites on the Web: you can use Craigslist to find a house, find a roommate, sell a car, etc. Find out how you can use Craigslist to do all of these things and more.

1. Find Something You Need At Craigslist

Craigslist is one of my absolute favorite sites on the web for finding something I need and selling something I don't.

2. Five Things You Can Do With Craigslist

Did you know that you can find a house to buy or rent on Craigslist? Interact with people all over the world in a variety of forums? Barter your services for something else? That's just the tip of the Craigslist iceberg. Here's a few more things you can do with Craigslist.

3. Find a Roommate on Craigslist

The Web can help you do a lot of things, and if you're looking for a roommate, you'll be able to use these "find a roommate" sites to help you out.

4. 10 Things You Didn't Know You Could Do With RSS Feeds

Looking for something on Craigslist? Every category has an RSS feed, and you can even program your parameters. For example, say you're looking for a leather couch between $400 and $600 - you can specify that within the Furniture category and have results delivered to you.

5. Local Search with Craigslist

Some of the most interesting sites and search engines making their debuts today are those that are focused on local search, whehter that be local real estate, local weather, or local news. Here are just a few of the local search sites that I've come across lately, including Craigslist.

6. Find Last Minute Vacations with Craigslist

Pick your country or state, then navigate to either the Tickets, Vacation Rentals, or Barter section. I know that folks are able to score some serious last minute vacation good deals here, and you're dealing with people in your local area.

7. Make Your Own Craigslist Search Engine

If you're looking for more search engine customization, then building your own search engine is something you'll want to look into. Here are five different services that offer you the ability to personalize your own seaarch engine, customized to your unique preferences.

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